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Clock is ticking on Soles for Souls shoe delivery

The group Soles for Souls has been collecting money to send 800 pairs of brand-new shoes across the country to the underprivileged children of Coeburn and Norton in Virginia.

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Updated: 6:03 AM PDT Jul 25, 2014

Clock is ticking on Soles for Souls shoe delivery

The group Soles for Souls has been collecting money to send 800 pairs of brand-new shoes across the country to the underprivileged children of Coeburn and Norton in Virginia.

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WEBVTT THIS IS NEW TONIGHT IN FAIRFIELD: A GROUP HAS BEEN SPENDING A YEAR COLLECTING MONEY TO SEND 800 PAIRS OF SHOES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN. THE PROBLEM? THEY MIGHT NOT GET THERE IN TIME. KCRA 3'S CLAIRE DOAN EXPLAINS. I'M COMING TO GET SHOES AND SOCKS FOR SCHOOL. IF LAST YEAR'S DESMAND ANY SIGN OF NEED, THEN THERE IS REASON THIS YEAR'S ORGANIZERS WANT TO MAKE IT BETTER. MOST OF US WOULD BE LIKE WE HAVE FOUR OR FIVE PAIRS, THESE KIDS HAVE ONE PAIR. THERE IS NOT A LOT OF HOPE. IT'S A WAY FOR KIDS TO START OFF WITH DIGNITY. WE HAVE IT PLANNED WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BIG EVENT ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY AND EVERYBODY HAS BEEN ADVERTISED FOR OVER A MISSOURI EVERYBODY IS PLANNING ON THESE SHOES SO I DON'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT THEM. IN JULY THEY PAID ALIGNS TO TRANSPORT THE SHOES AND THOUSANDS OF PAIRS OF SOCKS. THE LAST THING I HEARD IS THEY ARE SHIPPING TOMORROW MORNING AND THAT IT SHOULD BE THERE BY AUGUST 1 WHICH IS NEXT FRIDAY. THE PROBLEM SHE NEEDS THEM TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. THEY ASSURED HER THE SHOES WOULD GET THERE IN TIME. WE WOULD HAVE TO CANCEL IT OUT AND SOMEHOW GET THE WORD OUT TO CANCEL. CANCEL AND DISTRIBUTE LATER. WE WON'T BE ABLE TO BRING THOSE SHOES TO THOSE KIDS AND THEY ARE EXPECTING IT AND WAITING FOR IT. AND CERTAINLY A LET DOWN FOR

Clock is ticking on Soles for Souls shoe delivery

The group Soles for Souls has been collecting money to send 800 pairs of brand-new shoes across the country to the underprivileged children of Coeburn and Norton in Virginia.